AGENDA DATE: 4/5/2023
TITLE:
Title
VDOT/Albemarle County FY 24-29 Secondary Six-Year Plan
BODY
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Review the FY 2024-2029 Secondary Six-Year Plan priorities and recommendations
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Rosenberg, Herrick, Filardo, McDermott, Karina-Plun
PRESENTER (S): Alberic Karina-Plun
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: This agenda item is intended to present information on the Albemarle County Secondary Six-Year Plan (SSYP) and road paving priorities in advance of the development and approval of the FY 2024-2029 SSYP in May 2023.
The SSYP allocates funding for construction, maintenance, and improvement of roads in the state secondary system. The funds allocated to Albemarle County through the SSYP include state and federal funds for a variety of road improvement programs. The SSYP for Albemarle County is updated and approved annually and identifies the specific funding source, use, and levels allocated for the immediate fiscal year. The SSYP also identifies projected funding allocations for the next five fiscal years. The Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads is a listing of all Secondary Roads that either the public, a county department, or the Board of Supervisors have requested be paved. This list is reviewed and approved by the Board annually and forms the basis of the SSYP for Albemarle County.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment - Prioritize, plan, and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION: The Secondary Six-Year Plan Report April 2023 (Attachment A) provides more detailed background on the SSYP. This report is used to inform the development of the SSYP Draft. The Draft Secondary Six-Year Plan (Attachment A.1) from VDOT provides price projections and fund allocations for projects in the SSYP. The report provides recommendations for projects and the methodology for project ranking. Attachment A.2 provides the Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process, which is used to develop the SSYP Draft. The Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads (Attachment A.3) is a list organized by staff that ranks upcoming paving projects including those that have been added to the paving list by the Board but still need signature approval, or projects that were requested by a community member that received enough signatures and now need Board approval in order to be formally added to the SSYP.
In its discussion, the Board may recommend any changes that should be made to the Draft SSYP. County staff will use the feedback and continue to work with VDOT to finalize the SSYP for public hearing and adoption in May.
BUDGET IMPACT: The SSYP outlines the expenditure of State/VDOT secondary road construction funds allocated to the County. The SSYP does not require the expenditure of County funds, unless the Board directs additional funding be appropriated to a project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board review the Draft Secondary Six-Year Plan Report and provide feedback on changes in advance of Board action in May 2023.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - Secondary Six-Year Plan Report April 2023
A.1 - Draft FY 24 - 29 SSYP
A.2 - Albemarle County Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process
A.3 - Albemarle County Priority List for Secondary Road Improvements, Unpaved Roads
A.4 - Approved FY23 - FY28 SSYP